The Atlantic Vision Partners Way

At Atlantic Vision Partners, we want our employees to love coming to work and doing what they love – helping our patients see more clearly! We provide our employees with continued support through:

• On-Site Training
• Unlimited career growth opportunities within our 45 clinics in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee,
• Paid Certified Accreditations, and
• Unmatched resources like in-house tools to help serve our patients.

We are seeking an experienced Regional Operations Manager to lead multi-site healthcare operations. This role is responsible for overseeing daily clinic performance, driving financial and operational results, supporting physician relationships, and ensuring an exceptional patient experience. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, healthcare operations experience, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for overall operation of the practice and all associated financial, quality, and technical requirements and metrics.
• Formulate and manage clinic operating budget, center goals and objectives, and all continuous improvement plans and activities.
• Responsible for creating and managing marketing activities within the marketplace to ensure a consistent flow of patients to the center.
• Communicate to all physician partners consistently and address all partnership concerns promptly.
• Plans and organizes activities related to specified clinical services to ensure patient needs are met in accordance with the AVP professional standards of medical center administrative procedures.
• Adhere to all appropriate regulatory compliance policies and procedures as defined by AVP quality and compliance services.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates methods to ensure effective and efficient use of staff, facilities, equipment, and other resources while improving patient care standards.
• Monitors and controls department costs to maintain expenditures within allocations
• Recommends acquisition of capital equipment.
• Works closely with AVP on all HR duties to include management of job postings, coordination of interviews, applicant responses, personal files, Disc profiles, decision matrix, offer letters, training plans, new hire processing, performance evaluations for current and new employees.
• Coordinate direct communication with all new and potential physician partners as directed.
• Coordinate weekly and monthly employee communications meetings with AVP executive management and support all company initiatives as appropriate.
• Prepare management presentations as appropriate.
• Track and publish operational metrics and weekly flash data for clinical operations.
• Consolidate inventory requisition process and integrate with AVP.
• Develop and maintain marketing activities (printed materials, internet) as directed and appropriate.
• Plan and organize physician and investor meetings.
• Make travel arrangements and coordinate travel schedules as needed.
• Arrange clinic participation in local regional or national events or conventions as needed.
• Prepare expense reports and submit them to AVP within 30 days of expense date.
• Follows safety guidelines set internally and via OSHA for self, patients, visitors and employees.
• Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and practice policy.
• Primary liaison between physician partner, practice, and AVP.
• Develops a good working relationship with local optometrists and other referring agents to help coordinate care.
• Responsible for requesting and obtaining appropriate information from the referring facility to safely treat patients in the ASC.
• Evaluates activities of clinic to ensure patient care, staff relations, and efficiency of service.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Friendly and professional greeting of all patients, and visitors.
• Provide effective leadership, coaching, counseling, evaluating and mentoring staff to identify and implement opportunities for development and talent retention.
• Maintains employee orientation and termination protocols implemented by AVP HR.
• Implements AVP corporate policies and procedures and ensures staff compliance.
• Assists staff with individual development plans and opportunities.
• Counsels and/or administers disciplinary action to employees as necessary in line with AVP policies.
• Assists with onboarding of new physicians and allied health professionals into the practice by instituting an organized orientation schedule.
• Assures Team Leads and Managers approve complete and accurate payroll hours in a timely fashion.
• Assess patient flows in the Clinic and ASC and makes recommendations to improve based on observations and available resources.
• Champion practice morning communication huddles, weekly and monthly staff meetings.
• Partners with the CFO and VP of Operations to develop strategic, financial and tactical plans and objectives for the practice to meet outline objectives.
• Works with the RCM to assist in managing the front office operations to maximize patient satisfaction, collection of payments, and customer service efforts.
• Prepares daily financial and insurance reconciliations.
• Assists leadership with business development including outreach efforts, networking, community activities, marketing strategy development and website enhancements and advertising by visiting area practices to help cultivate a strong referral network in the community.
• Assists leadership with financial reporting, budgeting, audits and patient accounts activities as necessary.
• Garners partnerships with physicians and allied health staff to deliver practice goals, efficient communications and developing protocols to ensure practice needs are being met.
• Assists Leads and Office Managers in keeping supplies ordered, maintenance and repair activities, purchasing equipment and supplies, maintenance of equipment.

What You Bring

• Extensive managerial experience is required, preferably within the health care industry, preferably ophthalmology.
• A minimum of 10 years of work experience, and a bachelor's degree in management or healthcare. An MBA and/or Six Sigma Certification is preferred.
• Working knowledge of standard accounting principles and have budgetary experience
• Working knowledge of computers. Prior Experience with a fully integrated medical office software package
• Experience in negotiating general business contracts.
• Knowledge of medical practices, terminology, and reimbursement policies.
• Strong leadership and business operations experience required
• Dependable transportation required to travel to other offices as required
• Must be flexible with traveling to various locations.
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Customer and patient service orientation: prompt response to patient needs and ability to manage difficult or emotional customer situations with tact, empathy and diplomacy
• Displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, does not instigate or participate in office gossip or negativity, keeps commitments
• Dresses appropriately and is well groomed
• Ability to work cooperatively in group situations; offers assistance and support to coworkers, actively resolves conflicts, inspires trust of others, and treats patients and coworkers with respect
• Ability to perform essential functions of the position with or without accommodation, including the ability to use power hand tools and lift a minimum of 70 lbs.
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Willingness to submit to a background check (drug screen for Ambulatory Surgery Centers only)

Benefits & Perks

We’ve got you covered in more ways than one! As a full-time employee, you receive medical, dental, vision, a 401k plan, long-term disability, and life insurance. Pay is determined based on qualifications and experience. You will also get:

• Paid vacation and holidays (+ two floating holidays)
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Referral bonus opportunities
• Discount on designer eyewear
• Paid certified accreditation program

Physical Requirements:· Exerting up to twenty-five pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. · Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. · Must have close visual acuity to perform an activity including viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, interpretation, etc. · Must be able to be stationary for prolonged periods of time.

Cognitive Requirements:· Executes tasks independently.· Learns and memorizes tasks.· Maintains concentration/focus on tasks.· Performs task in a demanding environment requiring multi-task and prioritize work.· Must be comfortable working and interacting with large groups of people daily.

Compliance training and testing is required annually and as needed.Ready to Join Our Team?Apply Now!Atlantic Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Wage Transparency Pay Range: $90k-$100k

Actual compensation offered will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, existing certifications, skills, internal equity, and business needs.